
LOS ANGELES β OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that βOur OWN Easter,β a one-hour gospel music special celebrating the glory of the Resurrection will premiere on the network Tuesday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT following the critically-acclaimed drama series, βQueen Sugar.β
The spiritual celebration will be hosted by gospel royalty and GRAMMY Award winner BeBe Winans and his talented multi-hyphenated niece Deborah Joy Winans who starred as Charity Greenleaf in the hit OWN series βGreenleafβ for five seasons.Β It will feature powerful, uplifting, and iconic performances by such artists as Fantasia, CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton and The Hamiltones, Ledisi, Travis Greene, Osby Berry, Jonathan McReynolds, with appearances by Cedric the Entertainer, Michelle Williams and others. Viewers will also experience inspiring spoken word from prominent faith leaders Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Pastor William Murphy and Priscilla Shirer.
Check out a first-look trailer HERE
βOur OWN Easterβ is the second special for OWN produced with Dr. Holly Carter and RelevΓ© Entertainment. The first special, βOur OWN Christmas,β hosted by Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin, premiered on OWN in December and was the #1 non-news cable telecast in the time period among African-American W18+, households and total viewers.
Holly Carter is the founder of RelevΓ© Entertainment, which specializes in television/film production, talent partnerships, and brand development. The company consistently delivers high-quality, βbreak-throughβ family and faith-based programming that engages national audiences. Recently, Carter created and executive produced βThe Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel,β the highest-rated original TV movie of 2020.